Newly commissioned Landing Helicopter Dock, HMAS Canberra, has proven she has what it takes to conduct a safe boarding operations recently, with tough couple of days of assessment from Navy's Sea Training Group.

Sam Gardam (age 6) is shown a fire fighting set-up by Leading Seaman Electronics Technician Rebekah Allen on the flight deck of HMAS Anzac during a family day off the coast of Sydney.

The Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Anzac sailed in early December with almost 252 family and friends embarked for a family sea day - the ship’s way of saying thanks to those special to them for their support in 2014 and into 2015.

After two years in a command that encompassed four Anzac class frigates, Commander Matthew Doornbos handed over command of HMAS Anzac to Commander Belinda Wood at a ceremony held alongside Sydney’s Fleet Base East last week.

HMAS Melbourne ship's motto, 'vires aquirit eundo', translates as 'she gathers strength as she goes'. Commissioned on 15 February 1992, she is one of the Royal Australian Navy's four Adelaide class guided missile frigates and constantly continues to impress.

A S-70B-2 Seahawk helicopter carrying a torpedo, transits to the rendezvous point for a weapon trial.

During the first week of December, 816 Squadron took part in the Fleet Experimentation Period. These important few days enabled the Fighting Tigers to push new capabilities and exercise the core war fighting focus of 816.